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Fires & bushfires, 1945

1,715 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 86

Fire Threat to City Oil Depot

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

FIREMEN from five city stations have been sent to the Vacuum Oil Co., Glebe Island, to fight a fire which endangers the area…

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Fire Threat to City Oil Depot

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 3

FIREMEN from five city stations have been sent to the Vacuum Oil Co., Glebe Island, to fight a fire which endangers the area…

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Ship and Wharf on Fire. Extensive Damage Done

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 2

At an Australian port last Wednesday a big merchant vessel and 600 yards of a wharf were very severely damaged…

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British Battleship Visits Sydney Huge Fire-Power Of H.M.S. Howe

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 5

H.M.S. Howe, 35,000-ton flagship of the British Pacific Fleet, recently visited Sydney. Howe is the largest and one of the most heavily armed warships to enter Sydney…

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Big Losses In Factory Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

A fire which gutted portion of a factory in Eveleigh St., Redfern, early today destroyed irreplaceable machinery, large…

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Big Losses In Factory Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

A fire which gutted portion of a factory in Eveleigh St., Red- fern, early today destroyed irreplaceable machinery, large…

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Big Losses In Factory Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

A fire which gutted portion of a factory in Eveleigh St., Redfern, early today destroyed Irreplaceable machinery, large…

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Big Losses In Factory Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

A fire which gutted portion of a factory in Eveleigh St., Red- fern, early today destroyed irreplaceable machinery, large…

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Big Losses In Factory Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

A fire which gutted portion of a factory in Eveleigh St., Redfern, early today destroyed irreplaceable machinery, large…

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Big Losses In Factory Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 2

A fire which gutted portion of a factory in Eveleigh St., Redfern, early today destroyed irreplaceable machinery, large…

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£10,000 Redfern Blaze Footwear Factory Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 3

A fire which broke out in the factory of Ilford Shoes Pty. Ltd., Eveleigh Street, Redfern, early to-day, caused damage estimated…

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'Nuisance' Wall Checks Fire

The Sun · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 3

A brick dividing wall saved several thousand pounds worth of machinery and footwear during a fire at Ilford Shoes Pty. Ltd.,…

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Damage in Ship's Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 4

Ail Examination today of the 15,000-ton merchant ship which has been burning since last Tuesday night at an Australian…

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Petrol Fire Endangers Tank

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 4

When fire broke out at the filling depot of the Vacuum Oil Co. Pty. Ltd., Glebe Island, three petrol delivery waggons, each containing 1,000 gallons of petrol, were destroyed. A large tank of petrol was endangered. Firemen are shown playing hoses…

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Petrol Fire Menaces Big Depot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 1

When three petrol tanker waggons, each containing 1,000 gallons, caught fire at the Glebe Island depot of the Vacuum Oil…

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Fire Threatens Oil Tank 2-Hour Fight To Save Waterfront

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 4

A large area of Sydney waterfront was endangered yesterday by a fire which threatened to explode a large quantity of petrol in a storage tank at Vacuum Oil Co. premises,…

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Fire Was Over the Odds!

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—While members of the Bookmakers' Association of Victoria in their clubrooms at 18 Elizabeth Street,…

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Cut Arm While Putting Out Fire

The Sun · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 3

When a car caught Are in a garage at the rear of Ramsay- road, Haberfield, during the week-end, the owner, John…

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Fire on City Building Roof Quickly Subdued

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 4

A FIRE on the roof of Park View Chambers, Elizabeth St., City, this morning was brought under control by firemen before serious damage…

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Fire on City Building Roof Quickly Subdued

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 4

A FIRE on the roof of Park View Chambers, Elizabeth St., City, this morning was brought under control by firemen before serious damage…

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